The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-13
THE WESTERN STATES.

MARQUETTE Mich special: "A terrible
mine disaster occurred Thursday evening in
the Sturgeon River mine at Metropolitan. A
number of miners had just got blast ready
when water rushed into the mine so fast that
many could not escape Eight Italians were
in the mine, and of course were drowned
IT is stated that the wheat crop of Kansas
will not exceed % per cent of that harvested
three years ago. Oats will only be half crop,
but the corn yield is expected to reach ESQ.,
600, COZ bushels.
VERY rigid Sunday observance law was
passed by the Missouri Legislature, and the
police of st Louis are preparing for it's strict
enforcement IL prohibits the opening of sa-
looms. billiard-rooms, theaters, bowlng-alleys,
beer-gardens and baseball grounds on Sun
day. The saloons have combined to fight the
law, and will make test case to determine its
consttutionalty.
telegram from Peru, Ind gives the fol-
lowing particulars of an atrocious murder in
that town, supplemented by the speedy lynch
ing of the assassin:
James Christianson was a German 40 years
old. He was worthless wretch, and had been
mainly supported by his industrious family.
Monday morning his l6- year-old daughter Flora
Baker This Infatuated Christensen as il took
away one of his means of support. Going
20 the home OF John Laywett, where Flora
and her husband were stopping, Christianson
fiourished his pistol and threatened to kill
the bride and groom. He demanded that the
bride accompany him home, and when short
distance away was seen to strike the unpro-
tected girl and choke her almost into insensi-
bility. In the struggle the brides dress was
torn nearly entirely off and her throat made a
mass of black and blue spots. Christianson
hurried home, shut himself in the woodshed.
aud fired his revolver into space, pretending
suicide. DIR. +. Il. North, Chief Surgeon OF the
Wabash Railway Hospital. was called, and
opening the woodshed door, stepped in whom
Chrstanson sprang TO his feet with an oath
and pulled a big navy revolver. DIR. North went
out, but Christianson followed, and holding his
revolver close TO Norths right side, tred. The
physician fell mortally wounded with Chris
Hanson on top Of him. The bystanders pulled
tho fend OF and he was hurried 70 jail. The ex-
element on the streets OF Peru during
the afternoon and evening was intense,
and there was talk OF taking Christian
son from the Jail and hanging him.
Men drew together in groups, and the
shooting of the doctor and the punishment of
Christianson formed the sole topic of discussion
This talk finally crystallized in systematic prep
arations. At ~ Is Thursday morning twenty
two masked men appeared Mt tho Jail ana de-
manded the keys This demand was refused
and the mob broke down the large iron doors,
ana in fifteen minutes had Christian on in their
possession. He was taken ON II dead run down
Broadway to the bridge crossing the Wabash
River, where he was twice strung up. the first
time without the desired result but the second
time his life was eXtinguished. the man dying
at IL As. The lynching was witnessed by about
1000 people.
The Missouri Supreme Court, in the case
of Brooks, alias Maxwell condemned for the
murder of c. Arthur PrelIer, and sentenced
to be hanged Aug. II, has overruled the mo-
ton for rehearing A reprieve was granted
TO the defendant until Aug 2G The defense
viii take an appeal to the United States Su-
preme Court
OSCAR NJ KELLY, a business man, who
murdered his wife because she refused to live
with him, was taken from jail at Dallas,
Oregon, and hanged When he heard the
lynchers in the prison-ya he broke his lamp
and with pieces of the glass gashed his throat
wrists, and ankles, and was dying when taken
from his cell
AT Portage. Wis, Mrs. Patrick Riley Lit the
fire with kerosene The explosion burned the
woman 20 badly that she died in few hours,
and her husband was also badly burned The
house and Its contents were burned.